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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

| asked Edison "what Is to be the
tendency OF invention during the next
quarter OF a century,"
"The next invention. l think" he
said, ''is likely 10 be the turning of coal
into motive power without the meia-
ton Of steam. am new at work on q
machine called the pyro magnetic dyn.
amo for this purpose-to get electricity
directly from coal. Almost all of our
available energy is in wood and coal.
We get IL out at terrible waste. As
four-fifths OF the heat In fire place
goes up the chimney and only one-hith
out into the room where IL Is wanted, so
about three-fourths of the energy In
coal is lost in getting at the other fourth.
Coal can be turned Immediately into
electricity-I have demonstrated that
and will know in short time whether
II can be doEe commercislly-thati Is.
without costing more than Il comes 10.
If my idea can be realized, a steamer
that now burns $50 tons OF coal 4 day
viii burn twenty-five tons instead.
Very certain am hat the whole ten
dency of invention for the last thirteen
years of this century will be directed to-
ward economy Of motive power"
"What do you think Of the Keely
motorY"
81 have never seen IL, so have no
opinion about II. But all the results he
Is said to have obtained can be- got from
compressed air. All the air In this room
can be condensed into liquid that
could be carried in filbert shell, and
its explosive force would be tremend-
Gus. Skilllully released and recon-
structed II would move great machine"
when motive power gets to be four
times as cheap as il is, Mr.. Edison. what
VIII become of the laboring mang"
"He will be enriched by Il. Machin-
cry will be- his slave. See how machln-
cry has multiplied In the last fifty
years. ASS direct result, workingmen
get double the wages they did then and
the necessities OF life cost only half as
much. In other words, a hand worker
can to-day buy four times AS much with
ten hours Of work as his father could
fifty years ago. For the first time In
the worlds history skilled mechanic
can buy barrel Of -four with a single
days work. The machinery In the
United States represents the labor Of
l,OOo,O0O.OO0 men-or fifty times as
much labor as that OF all the men I'm the
country. When motive 5ower Ia stin
further chcapened-say In another gen
eration-l believe that the unskilied la.
6orer, II sober and industrious, can have
house OF his own, and horse and car.
riage, and library aud plano. IL Is
terrible stupidity that leads some labor.
ing men suppose that machinery Ia their
foe. tits the thing that gives them in.
dependence and even freedom. With.
out machinery society would drln into
the condition OF master and slave: the
multiplication OF machinery means for
every worker more food, better clothes.
better house, less work. In fact, I be-
lieve that the indefinite increase of ma
chinery Is going TO solve what folks call
the labor qnestion'-ihat Is, the desire
OF hand workers to get a bigger slice Of
the margin of proht."-W. A. Cyo6m
iu the NeU York Mail and ErDy,,,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
a Model Locomotive.

Passenger engine No. $50, designed
by Mr.. Al. Cromwell, Superintendent
OF Motive Power, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, has recently been
turned ont of the Mt. Clare Shops at
Baltimore and placed in service.
The performances Of the new engine
have fully met the expectations of her
designer and he has been the recipient
of many congratulations from the Off
cias of the Traffic and Transportation
Departments of the Road.
No. $50 hauled Express Train No. 3,
consisting Of three sleeping cars, three
coaches, two baggage cars, one express
car and one postal car, from Baltimore
to Martinsburg In two hours and fifty
six minutes, making four stops at sta.
tions. The distance is ia miles aud the
running time was, therefore, made at
the rate of thirty-nire miles per hour,
an exceedingly high rate of speed TO
maintain with so large train and over
such grades ss intervene between Balu-
more and MariinS burg.
Two still more remarkable perform
ances by the same engine were made IT,
taking Limited Express Train No. >,
consisting. OF one sleeping car, two
coaches, one baggage and one postal car
from Piedmont to Altamont, II miles,
in 49, minutes, and the same train up
Cheat River grade from dead stop at
Rowlesburg, "a miles, in Is minutes.
The distances named are all up grade,
tile former averaging III feet to the
mile, and the latter l05 feet 10 The mile
Engine $50 has four driving wheels,
&C inches in diameter; cylinders l9x24;
telcscoped boiler, 50 inches at smoke
box with inch wagon top; IA fues,
u feet long and 21I inches in diameter;
fire box III inches long by 81 inches
wide, inside measurement; gross
weight. with four gauges of water and
ready for service, 102, 900 pounds;
weight over drivers 10000 pounds.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

Once upon time Frederick. King OF
Prussia, surnamed "Old Fritz" took n
ride, arrl espied an old farmer. pIowing
his acre by the wayside, cheerily sing
Ing his melody.
You must Nc well of, old man.
said the king. 'Does thi. acre belong
to you, on which you 80 indus,riously
! laborY'
NO, Sir, replied The farmer, who
knew not that 1t was the king; "I am
not so Floh AS that; | plow thi. for
wages"
"How much do you get day - asked
the king.
Eight groschen" (about twenty
cents. said the farmer.
"rhst is not much," replied the
king; "can you get along with thlsY
Get along aud have something left"
How Is thats"
The farmer smiled and said:
well, III must tell ) on, two gro,cbeD
are for myself and wife, two pay to-
wards my old debts, two I lend away
and two give away for the Lords
sake"
"This Is a mystery which cannot
solve" replied the king.
Then ! will solve II for you" said
the farmer. III have two old parents %
home who kept me when I was weak
and needed help; and now that they are
weak and need help ] keep them. This
is my debt toward which I pay two
groscben a day. The third pair Of
groschen, which lend away. spend
for my children. that they may receive
Christian instruction. This will come
handy to me and my wife when We get
old. With the last two groscben ]
maintain two sick sisters, whom
would not be compelled to keep; this I
give for the Lords sake"
The king, well pleased with the an
swer, said:
"Brayely spoken, old man. Now /
will also give you something TO guess.
Have you ever seen me beforef"
"Sever," said the farmer.
"In less than five minutes you shall
see me fifty times. and carry In your
pocket fifty Of my likenesses."
"This is riddle which I cannot an.
ravel. said the farmer.
Then will do it for you" replied
the king.
Thrusting his hand into his pocket,
and counting him hfty brand. new gold
pieces into his hand. stamped with his
royal likeness, he said to the sstonIshed
farmer. who knew not what was coming.
1.-The coin Is genuine, for Il also
comes from our Lord God, and am His
paymaster. bid you adieu.'
The above Is found In an excellent
work entitled Mr.. Porter's Scrap Book.
II conveys an admirable lesson Of hu-
mility andcontenfment
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
A Novel Proposition.

A Western engineer proposes to
siphon Lake Tahoe, and use its abun-
dant water for irrigating and manufac-
turing purposes. Lake Tahoe is a mag
nificent sheet of the purest water on the
summit Of small mountain in Nevada.
His proposition is to carry an immense
iron pipe up the mountain side and into
the lake, the curved shorter end dip
ping into the lake, and the long end
reaching five hundred feet down into
the valley below. on the principle of the
siphon. The originality of the idea
consists in the application of this prin-
ciple on grand scale to an instrument
already in common use on small scale.
In its smaller forms it is frequently en-
ployed for chemical work in the lahora-
tory and in manufacturing purposes,
for drawing off liquids from casks, and
occasionally in engineering and other
sciences. When once set going the liq-
uid will continue to flow through the
siphon until the source from whence it
is drawn is exhausted. TO start the
siphon it is necessary to exhaust the air
first Of all from the tube, which may be
done by means of sucking or blowing
tube attached to the longer end, or by
pouring in liquid, which would be water
in this instance, until the tube is filed.
The difference in hydrOstatic pressure
at Lake Tahoe would force big stream
through the tube, to be utilized for the
purposes to which we have alluded. The
fall Of water from such great height
would develop a force Of many horse
power, which, after its mechanical use,
would pass through irrigating channels
into the valley and give the necessary
moisture to an otherwise arid soil that
at present grows only sage brush. The
attractiveness Of this plan lies in its
simplicity. Whether AS an engineering
feat it presents any serious difficulty
for it will not work If the lift exceeds 81
feet In height from the surface OF the
lake-is for experts to determine. If it
does not, the siphon would furnish
perpetual flow of water. the volume Of
which would only be limited by the
capacity of the tube, aud once started
into action would require almost 8s lit
tie attention as natural running
stream,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
SHFPHERDSTOWN w. VA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1887

you bold the light up to it it looks like
marble and sparkles like diamonds.
And now came CinGerella's train. The
guide put the candles on the ballroom
floor and told us to go in the ballroom
and look at it. 1t was beautiful. You
can see her neck and arm, and the train
is all heaped up rs if she were going
past where we stood. AS we were 60
ing through one Of the openings into a
larger one the man held up his light be-
hind a stalactite and told us to stop a
minute. Well, we did, and looked and
there was piece OF breakfast bacon
with the little red streaks like real
breakfast bacon, only it was too hard to
eat. As we went on we saw platform
of stone they call the Elm Ramble. II
reminded me of Dame Margerey's tulip
bed with the fairies among the tulips,
and large stalactite looked like Dame
Margerey. We went on, and then right
from the top hanging down, was wet
blanket, all stone through. 1t looked
really like heavy, wet blanket, and
hen the light was put behind ii you
could see colors that looked like border
on the end of it, just like blanket. Be-
hind the blanket is the cutest little
breakfast shawl. Ii don't look exactly
like breakfast shawl, but they call it a
lady's breakfast shawl, and it is just as
hard AS the breakfast bacon. Ii has a
red binding round il. The guide said
the color was the iron in the water. Ii
is very wonderful to see these things,
think. Don't you? We saw many more
things which will tell you about when
see you, and talk to you about the Nat
ural Bridge, for, you know, we went
there, TOO. Goodbye.
Your Loving, Little Daughter,
EUGENIA.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
Getting Even

"Ah! good morning." he saluted
across the aisle OF the car.
Good morning, SIR" stifiiy replied
the lady addressed,
"Did you enjoy your trip 10 the bay ?"
"What-when?"
"Last week. ma'am."
"Wby. I wasn't down there"
mol But I saw your husband down
there, and the register Of the hotel bore
the name Of -"
ssh !" whispered the man beside him,
at the same time giving his sleeve a
pull.
"Bore what namesi" sharply qneried
the woman as her fingers clinched.
But the two men stalked out Of the
front door and dropped of. She looked
after them, shut her teeth hard together,
and was out on the platform and ready
to alight before the car wss within a
squarP Of her street.
did you see him down tnereY'
asked the friend as the two got away
from the car.
Nav! or course notp'
"What did you say so for?"
"Her husband black bslled me In q
society. AM I've been laying for him
for three years"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
OLD SHOES.

How much man is like his shoes!
For instance, both soul may lose;
Both have been tanned, both are made tight
BY cobblers. Both get left and right
Both need mate TO be complete,
And both are made to go on feet.
They both need healing; oft are sold.
And both In time. turn all to mold.
With shoes the last is first; with men
The first shall be last; and when
The shoes wear out they're mended new:
When men wear out they're men dead, too.
They both are trod upon, and both
VIII tread on others, nothing loath;
Both have their ties, and both incline,
When polished, in this world to shine;
And both peg out-and would you choose
To be a man, or be his shoes?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
when the Frost i. ON the Punkin.

When the frost is on the punkin and the fod-
der's in the shock,
And you hear the kyouck and gobble OF the
struttin' turkey cock,
And the clackin' OF the guineys and the
cluckin' Of the hens,
And the rooster hallylooler as he tiptoes on
the fence;
o, it's then the times feller is feeling at his
best,
With the risin' sun to greet him from night
ofpeaceful rest,
AS he leaves the house bareheaded and goes
out TO feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the fod-
ders in the shock.
They's something kind o hearty-like about
the atmosphere
When the heat OF summers over and the
coolin fall is here
or course we miss the flowers and the BIOS
SONS on the trees,
And the humble OF the hummin-birds an
buzzin' OF the bees;
But the airs SO appetizin', and the landscape
through the haze
or a crisp and sunny morning OF the early
udSo
Is pictur' that no painter has the colorin TO
mock
When the frost is on the punkin and the fod-
ders in the shock.
The husky. rusty rustic of the tassels OF the
corn,
And the raspin' ofthe tangled leaves, as gold
en- as the morn;
The stubble in the furries-kind o lonesome
like, but still
A-preachin' sermons to us OF the barns they
growed to fill;
The straw-stack in the medder, and the reap
er in the shed;
The hosses in their stall below-the clover
overhead
o, it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin
of a clock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the fod
ders in the shock.
james IThtcomb Riley.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

A teacher in this city recently asked
a class to write an essay on "The Result
of Laziness," and one Of the bright but
lazy boys In class handed in as his
composition blank sheet of paper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

There is one drawback to being queen.
The people know just how old you are
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
A Little Shepherdstown Girls
Letter.

DEAR REGISTER some friends have
asked me to send you this letter to pub
lish that may let them know about my
trip to Luray. So, to please US, will you
print it for me? One Of your little read
erS, EUGENIA PIERCE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
J. S. FLEMING, Notary Public.

WILL take Acknowledgements of Deeds,
w Power of Attorney, Affidavits, DEPOSIT
uons, and attend to all business connected
with the office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

When does farmer work miracle?
When he turns his horse 20 grass.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

CPICES.-Powdered Peppers, Sage, Corian-
- der and Sweet Marjoram Black and White
Mustard, just received.
JOSEPH MCMURRAN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16

CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Desiring TO in
l troduce a new line OF Stationery will
sell all my present stock OF school Statlone-
nv at cost and some for less than cost. II con-
sists of Copy Books, Exercise Books, Scratch
Blocks,.ru and plain Tablets, Blank Books,
Pencil Erasers, Pen-holders, Slate Pencils,
Lead Pencils and Automatic Shading Pen. l
mean what saw Come and see me.
JOSEPH MCMURRAN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
FOR SALE.

JyvE have for sale q good Dwelling House
w in Shepherdstown, with about half
acre of ground attached. Room for two more
buildings on the lot. For particulars call on
FLEMING & SNYDER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
SALT! SALT! SALT!

lust received a car load of fresh salt In,
" cluding Fine, Liverpool, 6. A. Daiiy anu
Ock Salt W. \. LEMEN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28
DEATH OF MRS. ELIZA BLAKE.
A Lady Who Lived to See City Grow W
About Her Farm Home.

For the past four months Mrs. Eliza Blake.
the widow of the late Col. James blake, has
been gradually failing in health. and has been
confined to her bed nearly all the time. For this
reason and because of her advanced age, her
death. which took place yesterday morning,
about z o'clock had for some time been
pected by her friends. She died in her old home.
the quaint rambling farmhouse at the north
west corner of North and Tennessee streets.
where she had lived to the fertile acres all
about the old place covered with city dwellings
Her husbands death preceded hers seventeen
years
Mrs Blake born in Baltimore. June B.
1906, and was married to Mr.. Blake there in
1881. In April of that year they came to Indian
apolls, making the journey in their own car
riage, which was the first vehicle of the kino to
reach this then hackwoods village. She Rad
lived in the house in which she died nearly nifty
six years, having moved into 1t IN OCTOBER, 1871.
At that time their home was surrounded with
dense woods, with only few acres under cui-
tivation Many men distinguished In the state
and in the pulpit have been en,ertainea 10 ms tnis
house, among them Henry Clay, Martin Van
Buren, and Henry Ward Beecher
Shortly after coming to Indianapolis, Mrs
Blake united with the First Presbyterian Church.
of which Rev. Mr. Moreland was then pastor.
Afterwards she belonged to the Third Presby-
terrain Church. Of which her husband was the
founder and after that was merged into the
Tabernacle Church, she joined the latter
creation She was noted for her remarkable
Christia., character and her lovely nature. she
grew old gracefully and her serenity and sweet
ness of disposition made her beloved by all who
came in contact with her. She leaves three
sons William NJ. James II. aud John G.. Blake.
The funeral will take place on next Tuesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28

long ago, but the leaders of the Democracy in
Indiana seem to go upon the principle that they
are bound to stand by and protect one of their
number under all circumstances. Look at the
way they rally around the tally sheet forgers OF
Indianapolis
"For the first place on the national ticket
General Harrison ought to be selected He
stands the peer of any man in the country in all
things. His high moral character exalted in
tegrity and conscientious sense of duty peculiar
~ fit him for the place. His brilliant war record
and efforts in behalf of pension reform in the
Senate have endeared him to the soldiers. while
he has the confidence of the solid and conserva-
tive business men of the country. He stands
especially well in the East. l am satisfied he
can be nominated. and believe he will be-
Indiana will be the pivotal State, and with him
as the nominee it will be Republican beyond all
question. He can carry every State that went
Tor Blaine three years ago and Indiana and West
Virginia in addition 1 admire Baine's talents
but think it would be a mistake to nominate
him again | do not believe the fates have writ
ten 1T down that he is to be President He
Is certainly no stronger than he was in 1884. and
with him as the candidate would have the
same old defensive fight on hand. If Harrison
Is not the candidate it ought to be John Sherman.
he is strong man in every way, and would be
particularly strong in the East. / believe we
could carry Indiana with him, but the fight
still has great many enthusiastic friends
among the Republicans of this State. who would
like to see him again in the lead, but they will
be as enthusiastic for Harrison. With either
Harrison or Sherman / look upon success as
assured. L believe that either of them would
carry New York against Cleveland, who will
undoubtedly be the Democratic candidate"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28
THE saloon element is building much better

THE saloon element is building much better
than it knows. The Haddock murder in
Iowa did more to crystalline temperance SEN
timent among those who had hitherto been
undecided in their views than direct exhorta-
ton from the most eloquent of prohibition
advocates could have done. The effect of the
Gambrill case in Mississippi is likely to be the
dealers upon the member Of law and order
society in New Jersey. A few repetitions of
this sort of thing and it will no longer be
question of whether the saloon must 60 but
when it must 60
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28
THE PARIS DISASTER.

The burning of the Opera Comique proves
to have been, in destruction of life and its ter
rible details, one of the most horrible theater
disasters on record. There are features of
resemblance in all such catastrophes, and each
one seems, in many respects, almost repeti-
tion of its predecessors. AS for theaters, they
are all alike in respect of their infammabil-
ity. The manner of their construction, the
amount of light material used, and especially
the infiammability of the scenery and "fies,"
make them peculiarly exposed to fire. This
should of course, induce extra care and eau
fire, but no person ever expects fire till he
has one. and it is probable theatrical man.
ayers are not more careful than other people,
There is always more or less danger of fire in
a theater, and theater-goers must take that
risk. We cannot expect to have ire-proof
theaters but we have right to demand that
they be constructed with abundant exits and
means of escape, and that the greatest posi-
BILE care be used to prevent fire. In respect
of construction and exits, American theaters
are probably in advance of European AS a
rule, we have more building space, and our
theater buildings are less contracted and more
modern in their arrangement. But no thea
ter, nor any public building, be made to
furnish security against panic in crowded
house. Here is the greatest danger. fire
is more comfortable than a panc-stricken
crowd. The largest theater or public hall
could be safely emptied of crowded house
in few minutes if every person would keep
cool and act with elaboration. But this is
easier said than done. One can talk coolly
about such a crisis, and point cut clearly
enough how others ought to act, but human
nature is so constructed that very few men
and women are able to maintain their self
control in the midst of a panic. No doubt
in all such disasters more lives are lost by
the panic than by fire. So it always has been,
and so it will probably continue until human
nature undergoes a change. A CHASTITY incl
dent of the Partisan horror was the finding of
nineteen women, in full dress, lying together
near the foot of a stairway. The fact that
they were in full dress showed they were not
burned but persisted from suffocation, or were
trampled to death, while the further fact that
no remains OF any men were found near them
showed their escorts succeeded in escaping
From this it would appear that in such crisis
the proyerbial politeness of the Frenchman
fails.